14v seems normal. It's the current that changes with revs.
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:16 pm ] |
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I rebuilt my alternator with a new diode pack,contacts,voltage regulator etc It bench tested OK Now that it is installed I am getting 13.95v @idle.This seems a little high What should I be expecting? |
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| Author: | Mike_Byron [ Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:26 pm ] |
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Mine gives roughly the same voltage at the same time. Always has over the 12 years I have owned it and the battery and the alternator are still the same. |
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| Author: | Harley [ Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:34 pm ] |
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14v seems normal. It's the current that changes with revs.
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| Author: | Wombat [ Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:07 pm ] |
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Thats fine - max battery voltage fully charged is 13.8 so you need to be over that to get the battery up to that. Not too much over or you boil the battery - besides you will have line loses anyway. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:00 pm ] |
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Unlike a generator, an alternator actually charges pretty well at idle. Sounds normal to me. If you rev it, it probably won't go past 14.3V anyway, which is normal. 
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:11 pm ] |
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Great. I was trying to establishthe baseline voltage - Thanks |
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